Words that come from Proto-Germanic nēþlō

128 words across 28 languages descend from Proto-Germanic nēþlō — including needle, needles, needlework, needling, needlepoint, needlewoman, needlelike, needlestick.

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English (31)

Finnish (31)

German (13)

Norwegian Bokmål (8)

Norwegian Nynorsk (6)

Dutch (5)

Icelandic (3)

Old High German (3)

Swedish (3)

Faroese (2)

Old English (2)

Serbo-Croatian (2)

Tok Pisin (2)

Old Dutch (2)

Middle High German (2)

Old Swedish (1)

Yiddish (1)

Korean (1)

Gothic (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Danish (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Old Norse (1)

Old Danish (1)

Central Franconian (1)

Proto-Finnic (1)

Middle English (1)

Middle Dutch (1)